Bell Labs Develops Photovoltaic Cell
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Inventors, Physics, Physicists, Chemistry, Chemists
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: New Jersey
- Date: May, 1954
Article abstract: Researchers at the Bell Telephone Labs constructed the first photovoltaic cell, providing a means of powering instruments on the early space satellites as well as hope for the future use of solar energy.
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